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UFC 31: Locked and Loaded
Randy Couture
Randy Couture
8-3 · USA
VS
Pedro Rizzo
Pedro Rizzo
11-1 · BRA
May 4, 2001 · Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA
Heavyweight · 5 rounds · Main event
223.0lb
Weigh-in
230.0lb
Randy Couture def. Pedro Rizzo by U-DEC, R5 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Couture33/431/102:37
Rizzo4/90/000:00
R2
Couture10/170/500:00
Rizzo22/520/011:13
R3
Couture6/131/303:17
Rizzo1/60/000:42
R4
Couture15/251/302:04
Rizzo5/130/000:53
R5
Couture5/200/300:00
Rizzo10/280/001:28
Total
Couture69/1183/1507:58
Rizzo42/1080/014:16

Scorecards

Couture vs Rizzo

RdDouglas CrosbyJohn BurdyckMichael Depasquale Jr.Community
R1---10-8.3
R2---8.6-10
R3---9.8-9.2
R4---9.9-9.1
R5---9-10
Total1-01-01-047.3-46.6

Media (1 card) · avg 4846 · 1 Couture · 0 Rizzo

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Couture-Rizzo.

Pre-fight

The model's read going in

The walk-forward model's call at the time of the bout — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.

Prediction
CoutureWin probabilityRizzo
33.3%66.7%
KO / TKO
31%
Submission
10%
Decision
59%
Expected fight time: 18.4 min
What drives the pick

Each bar is a feature's push on the model from the center axis. Red pushes toward Couture, blue toward Rizzo. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Couture33%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO7%20%
Submission4%13%
Decision22%67%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes85 (49111)act 69
Takedowns2.4 (0.34.9)act 3
Rizzo67%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO24%36%
Submission6%10%
Decision37%54%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes81 (46106)act 42
Takedowns0.0 (0.00.0)act 0
Combined totals~166 sig strikes~2.4 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R120%
R25%
R38%
R45%
R53%
Distance59%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.7%
Couture
51.7%-109
Rizzo
+10947.6%
Most takedownstie 4.7%
Couture
94.5%-11981
Rizzo
+119810.8%
Significant strikes — over/under
Couture
Expected: 84.9
85
Over 85
42.1%
+136
Exactly 85
0.8%
push
Under 85
57.1%
-136
0107213
Rizzo
Expected: 81.3
81.5
Over 81.5
42.3%
+136
Under 81.5
57.7%
-136
0102204
Takedowns — over/under
Couture
Expected: 2.4
2.5
Over 2.5
46.8%
+113
Under 2.5
53.2%
-113
048
Rizzo
Expected: 0.0
0
Over 0
5.5%
Exactly 0
94.5%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035

Odds are model-implied (no real prop market is priced for these). The “most” prices are draw-no-bet — a tie (for takedowns, usually 0–0) is a push, so each side is priced off its chance of winning given a result, while the % shown is the raw chance of landing strictly more. Drag a line in half-point steps: a half line (e.g. 2.5) is a clean over/under, while a whole number adds a third outcome — landing exactly on it, a push — so over, exact and under sum to 100%. On a whole number the over/under odds are draw-no-bet (priced off the decisive mass, since the push refunds), so the two sides stay mirror images rather than implying an arbitrage.

Expected fight time 18.4 min. Predicted-output ranges are percentiles of the model’s simulated fights: sig strikes the middle 50% (25th–75th); takedowns the wider 10th–90th, since they’re 0 in most fights so a narrow band would collapse to 0. Win-by-method = win probability × that fighter’s own method split: the model forecasts how the fight ends, and that forecast is divided between the corners by each fighter’s finishing record — UFC wins in full, earlier-career wins at half weight, as of fight night — reconciled so the fighters’ totals still equal their win probabilities and the methods still total the fight-level forecast above. “Equity” is each of those over that fighter’s win % — how they win given that they win — so a column adds to 100%, and it differs by corner. A fighter with no classifiable wins at any level leans on the fight-level split. “How it ends” is the model’s round-of-finish split. “Mkt” is the de-vigged market prop (consensus across books), shown for context, not as a betting signal; rounds & totals slots fill as that data lands. Percentages are apportioned by largest remainder, so each set adds to its total exactly and an individual figure can sit a point off its own rounding.

Model vs market

No market on record for this bout.

Trait web
73.5Striking62.2
Couture +11.3
61.0Grappling19.6
Couture +41.4
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
CoutureRizzo
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1578
Pound-for-pound
1593
1577
Divisional
1584
1499
Striking offense
1520
1522
Striking defense
1539
1526
Grappling offense
1466
1548
Grappling defense
1528
Physical
37 yrs
Age
27 yrs
6'1"
Height
6'1"
75"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.06
Strikes landed / min
1.44
73%
Strike accuracy
36%
0.63
Strikes absorbed / min
1.70
47%
Strike defense
62%
Grappling (UFC career)
2.20
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
100%
Takedown accuracy
33%
Takedown defense
71%
1.3
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
86%
+5
Win/loss streak
+2
100%
Last-5 win rate
80%
80%
Finish rate
83%
Recent opp. quality
168
Days since last fight
70
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Randy Couture
  • WKevin RandlemanKO/TKO R3
    6mo before
  • WMaurice SmithM-DEC R3
    3y 4mo before
  • WVitor BelfortKO/TKO R1
    3y 7mo before
  • WSteven GrahamKO/TKO R1
    3y 11mo before
  • WTony HalmeSUB R1
    3y 11mo before
Pedro Rizzo
  • WJosh BarnettKO/TKO R2
    Close -6502mo before
  • WDan SevernKO/TKO R1
    7mo before
  • LKevin RandlemanU-DEC R5
    11mo before
  • WTsuyoshi KohsakaKO/TKO R3
    1y 5mo before
  • WTra TelligmanKO/TKO R1
    2y before
Couture — win / loss by method
Record: 8-3-0

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
3 wins, 0 losses
W
38% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
1 win, 3 losses
W
13% of wins
L
100% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
5win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (60%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (20%)Submission() 0
1 (20%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
3win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(100%) 3
3 (100%)Decision(0%) 0
Rizzo — win / loss by method
Record: 11-1-0

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
9 wins, 0 losses
W
82% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
9% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
1 win, 1 loss
W
9% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
6win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (83%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (17%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
5win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (80%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (20%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Couture
Rizzo
5
UFC fights
7
47.6 min · 9.5 avg
Octagon time
74.8 min · 10.7 avg
29y 2m
Career length
29y 9m
UFC schedule strength

Opponents' records on fight night — toggle their full cross-promotional record vs UFC bouts only.

Couture
Rizzo
19W–13L · 59.4%
Overall
93W–24L · 79.5%
19W–13L · 59.4%
Wins
85W–21L · 80.2%
0W–0L
Losses
8W–3L · 72.7%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Couture
Rizzo
125W–53L · 70.2%
Overall
14W–18L · 43.8%
86W–36L · 70.5%
Wins
14W–18L · 43.8%
39W–17L · 69.6%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Couture
Rizzo
0.08
Landed / min
1.42
20.0%
Accuracy
33.8%
67.6%
Defense
66.4%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
1.20
50.1%
Time at distance
85.5%
Grappling & control
Couture
Rizzo
2.20
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
100.0%
Takedown accuracy
33.3%
Takedown defense
70.6%
1.26
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
25.0%
Control share
8.6%
Strike target map
Couture
  • Head85%(83)div 69%
  • Body12%(12)div 16%
  • Legs3%(3)div 15%
Rizzo
  • Head53%(57)div 69%
  • Body3%(3)div 16%
  • Legs44%(48)div 15%

Where each fighter lands significant strikes (career). “div” = the weight-class average.

Randy Couture
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.

Pedro Rizzo
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.